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Help here - are we british?

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    #62
    Marksie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,395 ✭✭✭Marksie


    admiralgar wrote:
    i find the term very offensive

    Why exactly?

    What inside you finds it so offensive?


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    #63
    Fratton Fred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,567 ✭✭✭✭Fratton Fred


    Hagar wrote:
    The only time the term British may be correctly used to describe a person from Scotland, Wales or Nortern Ireland is when they win some sporting event or other World-side accolade. If they don't win they a revert to their alternate nationalities of Welsh, Scottish and Irish. The term Northern Irish is rarely heard or seen. It must be remembered at all times, win lose or draw an Englishman will always be an Englishman.

    ten years ago that would have been true, these days though, I think you'll find it is the other way around.

    All the pc brigade in the UK are so worried about offending the Scots, Welsh and Irish that they go too far the other way.

    by the way, there was a poll carried out recently in which 52% of people in Scotland wanted Scottish independance from England.

    59% of people polled in England wanted the same thing:rolleyes:


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    #64
    kevmy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,178 ✭✭✭kevmy


    The term United Kingdom refers to England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and The Faklands (I think). Whereas the term Great Britain refers to England, Scotland and Wales only. So officially were not British and neither are our Northern brethren. But don't tell Big Ian that:)


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    #65
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 16,720 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Trilla wrote:
    naa, i just wanted a thread to build up and show him.

    Good job! While you're at it, you'll be showing him that you post on boards.ie while in work, so in the end he wins!


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    #66
    ninebeanrows
    Registered Users Posts: 12,778 ✭✭✭✭ninebeanrows


    Tell your boss he's a nut...

    And lets not get into the whole British Isles thing:eek:


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    #67
    fish-head
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,896 ✭✭✭fish-head


    Your boss deserves a box for trying to stir up trouble.


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    #68
    Kilkenny
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40 ✭Kilkenny


    Trilla wrote:
    :D

    okay I just wanted some nifty comments to throw back at my "i am always right" boss. I think "so the isle of man is in the Irish sea therefore its Irish, as the british isles is merely an archipelago" would do

    I would be more inclined to go with "... so if living in the British Isles makes us British, does that mean everyone who lives on the Isle of Man is a man? ... everyone who lives on the Virgin Islands is a virgin? ... everyone who lives on Baptiste Island is a baptist?" etc. etc.

    Above all, don't pay too much heed to the gobs**te ... some people would argue with their shoes about the colour of their socks.


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